Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-17
Senator Hale arrived in this city from

Senator Hale arrived in this city from
Washington on Tuesday evening.
-Ex-Sherif Francis Taft Of West Goulds-
boro, was in this city Monday.
The Republicans made u clean sweep in
Trenton at the municipal election.
There are three mails per week to Swans
Island instead of two as formerly.
AT Bass Harbor scallop fishing forms one
of the principal industries at this season.
The Governor has nominated Arthur C.
Hinckley, as fish and game warden at Bluehill.
Capt. G. NJ. seavy and wife of Gouldsboro.
have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. A. NJ.
Small in this city.
Several of the Sullivan ladies are thinking
of forming an art class under the direction of
Miss Annie Clark, of this city.
AT Bartletts Island a few are engaged in
the scallop fishing but intend giving it up on
account of the small amount realized.
Mr.. +. b. Clark is to enlarge his wharf at
Bass Harbor this spring and two new wharves,
we hear. are to be built by other parties.
Bar Harbor is to have handsome new
school building which will include n much
needed public hall.
We shall print the annual report of the
Supt. School Committee of this city, in the
next issue OF the AMERICAN.
Bar Harbor's breakwater will be some
what delayed by the failure of President Ceve-
land to approve the River and IIarbor Bill.
Byron H. Small OF West Sumner, son of
Capt. G. NJ Small. who is well known In th.
county, is law student in the office of Hon.
J. T. Swasey, Canton.
Howard NJ. Gilev has been appointed
keeper of the light station at Deer Island
thoroughfare. and Charles A. Colt keeper OF
the light station at Dice's Head.
The Congregationalists had pleasant sup
per and sociabe at their vestry on Monday
evening last. which was made interesting by
very acceptable address on Geology" BY II.
NJ. Hall, Jr.
DR.. Tenney. at the inauguration Of
the city government. on Monday last,
PRAYED earnestly for the suppression Of the Ii
auor traffic You voiced the sentiment OF
seven-eighths Of the people in this county,
Doctor.
Mr. Moody's class in singing will'give IA
concert at the Congregations Chapel. on Tues
DAY evening next \ varied and pleasing pro-
grnmme will be presented, which with further
particulars will be announced on the bills and
will be circulated on the day OF the concert.
-Hnncock county Pomona Grange met with
Narramissic Grange, Orland, saturday. March
;. The day being fine and the -leighing first
class the attendance was very large. Oranges
At quite a distance were well represented.
Some visitors were there from Pcnoh-cot
county.
Capt. John o. kicf and wife, OF this city,
were in Bucksport visiting friends a short
time ago. Capt. kief will join his vessel about
the middle OF March on the Hudson river,
where She was frozen in last November. loaded
with cement
The Baptist pastor surprised workman
from one OF our city stove dealing firms At
hi, home in the act Of putting up very fine
hanging-lamp. 1t came a. an expression Of
goodwill from friends who were not present
at the donation party held recently there. He
desires to return his hearty thanks for the
same.
We representatives. q ln' "'"''"n
Army. consisting OF man ana MS WIZ cau't
to thi, city on saturday last, and held NEE
inS on sunday evening AT hancock hAli' We
hear that they are stopping Tor the present Al
~weti'- boarding house on a'er street We
have not learned A. yet whether or not they ~
tend % spend further time laborinE with the
people Of th> city.
Note carefully the advertisements Of b. \.
Atkinson a Co., To b. found in this paper and
remember that A representative OF the firm
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Thursday. March ~ ana u, 81 "h"h 'im'
some GOOD bargains viii o. offered, See nl-o
their advertisement relative 70 ta"ir branch
storr At Bar liarhor
The Deer Iii, f,az.1e saws: There i talk
OF buiIdin, a new >idrw heel boat for the Blue
hill 4 Ellsworth route, 10 be- ready by the first
Of June. next. She will be saloon deck
steamer. larger than the Henry Morrison and